Method of operating musical instruments from a single source of power.



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METHOD 0F OPERATING MUSICAL INSRUMENS FOM A SINGLE SOURCE 0F POWER,

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Juancho A. Binnen, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METHOD QF PERATING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM A SING-LE SOURCE 0F PGWEIEt.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenten. Nov. ec, ieri.

Original application filed January 22, 1914, Serial No. 813,663. Dividedand 'this application led July Si,

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, llAuoLo A. Binnen,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county olPhiladelphia, State kof Pennsylvania, have invented a new and blowingdevices, and the'piano element, and the niechanicals, that is,mechanical instru-v ments, such as snare drums, base drums and the like,said piano and Inechanicals being heretofore` operated by a separatesuction creating device.

.lt has heretofore been the practice to employ a motor coupled to ablower or a pressure creating device for blowing or operating the organ,and a second motor connected with suction creating or vacuum devices`for operating the piano and the Inc-l chanicals. This has,consequently, necessitated the employment of two distinct electricmotors and two distinct sets of mechanisrn for creating the suction orrvacuum and thepressure for the above-described elements, which hasconsequently entailed the expense of supplying electricity to `twoelectric motors, and there has, in addition, been a great deal of spacetaken up by the pressure and suction or vacuupi devices, respectively,and, in some instances, provision has had to be made lior a special oradditional room for either or both of said suction or vacuum andpressure devices.

lt'has also lheretmforc been the practice in producing; the vacuum orsuction, to have an electric motor coupled to a device converting rotarymotion into 4reciprocating motion and communicating such motion to abellows or similar device, whereb the required suction was produced. sthese 1914. Serial No. 849,230.

machines generally run continuously tor a period of ten to twelve orfourteen hoursl a day, the leather of which the bellows or suctiondevices were constructed would become liable to crack and open, thusallowing the suction to be broken, cause a cessation ot' operation ofthe musical instruments actuated thereby. ln the case of the pressurecreating appara lus, it was also necessary to have a sepa ate motor anda' separate pressure creating;- apparatus, which was ordinarilyconsiderably larger insize, and generally had to have a specialcompartment, wherein the same could be placed. Furthermore, the ordinaryspeed of an Vorgan blower is generally H revolutioi'is per minute;consequently, the organ. blower w ould necessarily hare to be made solarge that 1t would bc nnp 'actica'h 1t not impossible, to place it inthe average mov ugK picture theater, and, in addition to the blowerbeing very costly to build. it required a motor of considerable horsepower.

By niy present invention, I locate the suction or vacuuin and pressurecreating apparatus upon aeingle main shaft, which is inclosed in box orcasing of novel construction, so as to be rendered practicallysound-proof, said casing' being provided with a pressure outlet..leading from said casing,r to the organ, which is in cooperativecommunication with the pressure creating devices, and l also provide'the casing with an inlet or suction connection, whereby tionis createdfor the piano and the rnechanicals, whereby the organ, piano andniechanicals are properly operated at the desired periods.

By niy inventioinit is only necessary to employ a single motor, coupledto a single main shaft, upon which a pressure fan and a plurality ofsuction fans are mounted, it being necessary to employ a greater' numberofsuct-ion fans than pressure fans, because three duties are required orthree operations (itl performed, by the suction end of the appalil'lmenace partitions 35 divide he series er" suction fans from 'thepressure tan 36, which is contained in the pressure chamber 37, which is'formed by the patitions 35 and 38, to the lett of which later islocated the inlet chamber 39, into which air is drawn from theatmosphere through the. ports l0. The construction and location of thepressure fan -Will be understood from Figs. l., :2 and 5,

said pressure tan having the 'hub 4l, the plate or disk e2, upon whichare cast or otherwise secured the curved blades 43, (see Figs. Q'and 5)to which is secured the plate or disk 4l, having the inlet opening 45into which airis ydrawn through the opening flo, which communicateswith'the inletl passage 39, the. air which is drawn in through 'theports el() being lorced through the outlet porL eli' into the pressureor outlet nozzle 48 to the desired point, as will be hereinafterexplained. The suction fans l2', 13, le, vl5 and i6 are substantiallyalike, and similar .to the pressure Btl, except that I prefrnale the later somewhat larger `or erably et greater power, n; being noted that thepressure ,tan 36 has its inlet at the left, as will be understood 'fromthe lelthand portion of Figs. l and 5, while the suction 'fans havetheir inlets .at the right, as will be understood from the right-handportion of Figs. l and 6, the conjoint operation of the suction leansbeing apparent to th'ose skilled in the :"t, it being noted that thesuction lans andthe pressure fan are mounted upon the saine main shaftso that but a single motor is required to operate them.

ln carrying out the broad embodiment of my invention, 'which comprisesthe conjoint creation of a vacuum and a pressure Within a single casingby combined apparatus mounted upon a connfnon main shaft and actuated bya single motor, whereby a cornbined or conjoint operation is producedythrough the medium or. the motor and single shaft common to Athe suctionvand pressure devices, it will be apparent that any desired forni orincl sing casing may be employed, long as the requisite suction andoutlet ports and inlet and pressure discharge ports are located in theproper positions with respect to vacuum `and pressure creating devices,respectively.

l have, however, in the present instance,

designed a forni ot inclosingcasing, which l preferably employ, theconstruction of which may be varied in accordance with requirements. Thehereinbefore described suction and pressure creating` devices arelocated in a sectional bon 20, best seen in perspective in Figs, saidbox being composed of the upper andv lower sections49 and 50,respectively, which are' superimposed upon each other and held inassembled position by means of the side strips 51 and end l,sl-rips 52,which latter are secured to the box members, which may he of Wood orsimilar material, 1n any suitable manner. Around the box Q0, I place alayer` of telt or similar material 53, which surrounds theI sides, endsand top of the box, and around this telt, I place a metallic casing 5-l,.and secure the saine to the trame or bed l by means of the straps Ialsosecure to the ends 19 et Ithe box, angle irons` '56, whose feet 57are secured to the traine l by any suitable fastening devices, us the.bolts 58, the location of said angle irons being under-- stood fromFig'.l l.

I also secure the ends 19 of thc box and their adjuncts in position bymeans olvl the long screws 59, as will he secu in Figs. l and 3, wherebyan exceedingly. rigid. oliicient and sound-prooi structure produced,wherein vibration is reduced to a ininiinurn, and .vhich 'is exceedinglydurable. The traine el supporti upon the bed oi telt or similar materialo0, best secu iu li l and 3., the latter being' supported upon the base6l, which may be of wood or similar material.

Bythe employment oit the above-described construction. I have, foundthat an exceedingly durable and efficient construction is" apparatus orpressure inletl apparatus of the organ GQ, seen in Fig. 7, and I alsoconnect the suction inlet 27, seen in Figs. 1 and 7, with the suctionpipe 63, which leads 'from a box 64, having' a branch 65, Which leads tothe piano 68, and a branch 66, which leads to the operating mechanismfor the mechanicals I deem it unnecessary to enter into any detailedconstruction of the organ member or the piano or inechanicals showndiagram niatically in Flo'. 7, since the saine form, per se, no part otthe present' invention I also deem it unnecessary to describe theoperation of these devices furthe-r than to show that the piessure pipe67, conducts the pressure to the organ 62, or, in other Words, blows thelatter, While by the suction pipe G8, I am enabled to create thenecessary sucn tion or Vacuum to operate the piano chaineM 68 and themechanicals 69 in the customar. manuel', it being apparent' that I amenabled by my novel construction, to attain the desired actuation of theorgan, piano and the mechanicals, through the medium of my novelpressure and suction devices, which in e single' and oper ommen ehefft7by e single me he 'expense heretofore incident *bien of tiles-e devicesis reduee;

ie elli be that the rotesion et' 'the motel? mil the .mem shaft 9end'give 'L aille sueeie mns 1537 13, i4, l5 and 16 end pxeesmre fen 36,e steady end constar@ ro @S are prefembly of Wood or ileement above endbelow the mein shaft 9, id peitiiene being secured te the box 2O in en);s'uiteiiie manner7 and extending eeoss b X, having en opening in themddie of sufficient size for the mein shaft 9 end hubs te pass Mireugh.The upper end lowein blocks .28 eind 30 are aise prefeiaby of Weed., andseemed to `the contiguous iei'i iti-ms l?, wii ybe understand 'from Eig.1, whie "che jeeee 29 and 3l, which are secured te ehe blocks 28 end 30,are preferably of meteL have deemed it unnecessary to describe oi :shewin die epeeic nimmer ef seelun the pemitiens te the blocks and plateei1; assembled position, es this will be eff parent, Le shoe-e eled iinthe :m1, :md muy be Veie. aecerin to ieqiiii'elieni's.

, @they modes ef appiying ihe pr'inepie ez' my invention may be empioyedfor the mee@ herein pleeei Change may herefmxe be mede 'the mechanismthus clis- ,.eI0sed, pfovded the principles of construe'- tori fozh,respecaivey, in eine i'olowing claim mbe employed.

Having 'fahne described my inveeien, what Gleim as new und desire tesecure by Letters Peeua, isz-- The hei'ein deecl'ibed method 0iactuating e plureity of musical instruments., some by vacuum zuid @thereby pres: 1re, which e011- sists in simueneeusly @eating :L *immun and epreesu'e the inetw ments emi syueiimneusy varying the vecuum emipressure always in the seme gie tienvshereiy Mie sound :frein the infmenze kep'; in izumeiiy,

xWitnesses E. MGCLELLAN, ANNA N. Bemwe.

